The Saturday Stash: Volume 1

What’s this? A post on Saturday? That’s right thrifty people, Keep Thrifty is expanding! Today marks the start of a new series that I’ll be putting out every Saturday, containing links to my favorite finds from around the web.

Manage Money Better With Your Spouse

I read a terrible article this week from a mortgage company titled “Fighting with your Spouse? A 2nd Mortgage Might Fix Your Marriage and Your Money”. I’m not even going to link to it because the whole concept is just so wrong.

Instead, here are two awesome articles this week about how to manage money better with your spouse:

Both hit on the most important factor in a successful marriage: communication.

This applies regardless of whether we’re talking about money or anything else.

Have You Been Turned Off to Financial Independence?

Personal finance bloggers (myself included), often pitch the concept of Financial Independence (reaching the point where the gains from your investments can cover your expenses indefinitely) as the holy grail. But sometimes the way we talk about getting there can turn people off to the concept.

You may find that some of these sound intriguing and others sound downright abhorrent - and that’s great!

You need to figure out what works for you. There may be things you’re willing to do (work crazy hours, take on high-risk investments, etc) that are way outside our comfort zone too.

In the end, financial independence and freedom are wonderful concepts to pursue regardless of your pathway there. We can all agree that having freedom and options are generally good. How you get there is up to you.

We're not certified financial planners or otherwise financial experts; this blog contains information and entertainment (if you can call it that). We can't promise that Chris didn't make a typo in his math or that what's represented in these articles is appropriate for you or anyone else. Proceed with caution and a sense of humor :)